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It's been a long time since I've posted. These past couple of months have been pretty...dramatic to say the least. I'm in the process of trying to go freelance (my "real" job, you know) because I really want the flexibility. That's taken up a few of my weekends, working other jobs, networking at conferences, assisting orientations for various organizations, etc. Hopefully soon I'll be able to do my work from any place and at whatever time! I can hardly wait.I've also been undergoing a bit of a strange and unexpected phase in my life. Turns out I am quite possibly perimenopausal. I've gotten all the usual symptoms (for any of you out there who get hot flashes, black cohosh is AMAZINGLY effective!) and it's quite possible that it's going to be significantly difficult for my husband and I to have children. Mind you, I'm 31. Yeah, and already going through menopause. Not fun, let me tell ya. It's been pretty much an emotional roller coaster.
Needless to say, I haven't had the time or ambition to do anything crafty, but I'm hoping to change that this week. Kurt (kurtankeny.com) is currently in Amherst, Mass, taking a painting course and will be gone all week. Amherst is a beautiful town so I'm going to go up there a day early to explore and see what I discover! Meanwhile, I plan to do some serious crafting. Get ready, get set, gooooooooooooooooooooo!
Saturday was so nice and warm outside we got to have breakfast in the patio. It was so wonderful! There's nothing better than sipping your coffee with the warm summer sun on your face. This weekend was really beautiful. We spent most of our time outside, just enjoying the weather. Sandra Bullock is filming her new movie "The Proposal" in Rockport, MA, which is just up the road from our house. We road our bikes over there and although we didn't see anyone famous, we noticed that they changed all the building facades and they put up these totem poles in the central square. The town is made to look like Sitka, Alaska. Here's an article on the movie. My in-laws also have a famous person filming a movie in their town Columbus, Wisconsin. But who do they get? Johnny Depp!!! Awww man!!! Hardly fair!! :P
A friend of mine will be going to a bridal shower tomorrow so she asked me to make the bride a wedding guest book. The colors of the wedding are kelly green and pink, very Kate Spade, so it was fun to pick out the papers. I decorated the book with embossed pink and fuchsia hearts that cascade down the cover. I hope the bride likes it!
Hello everyone,I just wanted to bring your attention to the new widgets on my blog. There's a great one from goodreads that shows all the books I've read or am currently reading. It's a wonderful site that allows you to organize your personal library into categories (read, to-read, currently reading, fiction, fantasy, etc...). If you haven't checked it out, I highly recommend it. It's a great way to keep organized if you like to read a lot and a great place to get ideas for new books you'd like to read.I also have a widget for my shop at Etsy. Simply click on it and it'll take you straight to my shop!Have a great weekend!
I went over to the community garden plot last night and picked about 6 huge peonies. They are beautiful! There's a plot that's been abandoned because its owner recently passed away. We've been told that we can take the peony bushes and plant them in our own plots and I may do just that. The blooms are spectacular. I made an arrangement for the dining room table:
And another for the upstairs bathroom:
The blooms are so fragrant too. It's wonderful to walk by them and smell their soft perfume.
We've had several warm days recently and the garden has really started blooming. Even the cherry tree is blooming! 
I can't wait to see it fully bloomed! My husband and I lived in Japan for 2 years and every spring they did hanami, which means "flower viewing." The cherry trees would be in bloom, and the entire community would come out in their best yukatas and picnic under the blossoms. We always thought that if we ever bought a house, it would either have a cherry tree or we'd plant one. Well, after we moved into our place last summer, we were in the garden looking around, when we noticed the bark on our tree. Lo and behold, a weeping cherry tree. My eyes teared it was so perfect! I just might have to get my yukata out of storage and have dinner under the cherry tree this weekend. 
Saturday was so nice and warm outside we got to have breakfast in the patio. It was so wonderful! There's nothing better than sipping your coffee with the warm summer sun on your face. This weekend was really beautiful. We spent most of our time outside, just enjoying the weather. Sandra Bullock is filming her new movie "The Proposal" in Rockport, MA, which is just up the road from our house. We road our bikes over there and although we didn't see anyone famous, we noticed that they changed all the building facades and they put up these totem poles in the central square. The town is made to look like Sitka, Alaska. Here's an article on the movie. My in-laws also have a famous person filming a movie in their town Columbus, Wisconsin. But who do they get? Johnny Depp!!! Awww man!!! Hardly fair!! :P
Spring is slow to come here in Massachusetts. After living in DC, where it's in the 60s and 70s by February at times, it feels like spring will never get to Gloucester! But we had a gorgeous weekend and the flowers are blooming. Kurt and I spent most of the weekend working in the garden at home, and in our community garden plot, and had a blast. Here are a few pictures of our new blooms.
This one is a passionflower. I watered this plant all winter, but thought for sure I was watering a dead plant. But not only did we have one flower on the plant this weekend, we had two! Aren't they beautiful???
We have a couple hyacinth coming up in the garden, along with tulips and a bush that's full of these little white bells. Anyone know what they're called?
Isn't that the most beautiful purply blue you've ever seen? Only nature can make something that breathtaking!
